With BATB almost funded, I have the opportunity to scan an Alien print. This fabulous print is faded red, no doubt missing many frames, and was described as being “splicy”! Here are some sample frames:
Once scanned this will passed on to someone for restoration and release. Special thanks go to Williarob for putting me in contact with the collector.
Funding target: 800€
Donations so far: 300€
List of donors:
If you are interested in helping please contact me by PM.
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Good news about the acquisition of the ALIEN print.
If there was a film that I would like to see in a grindhouse-quality, it would be that film. Seeing all the print-marks and color deterioration mixed with the film’s production design—the unkept, dirty quality of the Nostromo–are a good fit.
Count me in.
Check out the soundtracks in the photos - they all look like glorious mono… except the first one that looks to be stereo! We might end up with quite a funky soundtrack. 😄
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By the way if there’s any Britons here, Alien is playing in 70MM at the Prince Charles Cinema in London on the 1st, 3rd, and 7th of June (details here). If you go please take notes and then tell us how it compares to the Bluray colour grading, contrast, and black levels. 😃
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Check out the soundtracks in the photos - they all look like glorious mono… except the first one that looks to be stereo! We might end up with quite a funky soundtrack. 😄
Those look like stereo optical tracks to me - two stripes. They probably look like similar channels in those sections because they’re dialogue scenes, i.e. common information to be directed to the centre by the decoder.
I’m certainly not aware of the existence of a mono Alien mix, anyway…
To me they look like dual-mono, but I’m not an expert.
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By the way if there’s any Britons here, Alien is playing in 70MM at the Prince Charles Cinema in London on the 1st, 3rd, and 7th of June (details here). If you go please take notes and then tell us how it compares to the Bluray colour grading, contrast, and black levels. 😃
No promises but I’ll try. 😃
“Logic is the battlefield of adulthood.”
Looks good, how many reels are there in total?
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Good question, I don’t know off-hand. We think it’s a UK print given that we found it in Europe, although it could be a US print. And of course there are two or three different stocks (probably all Kodak stocks) in the print.
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Well seeing as there are no surviving original Alien prints that are not fading, I think this is a really important project to get done.
I’ll send you a PM, I hope enough people chip in to get this done before the prints are all faded too far to be salvageable.
Donations welcome: paypal.me/poit
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Help get The Original Trilogy preserved!
Come on guys this needs to happen!
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Yeah, I might be able to give a little help on this one.
Ol’ George has the GOUT, I see.
Please do! 😄
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By the way if there’s any Britons here, Alien is playing in 70MM at the Prince Charles Cinema in London on the 1st, 3rd, and 7th of June (details here). If you go please take notes and then tell us how it compares to the Bluray colour grading, contrast, and black levels. 😃
Had tickets but had to miss it sadly, I saw aliens there tho
Had tickets but had to miss it sadly, I saw aliens there tho
Oh I’m sorry to hear that! Did anyone else manage to see it?
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Just happened upon this thread, and was curious whether this tantalizing possibility was still alive and kicking?
Yes, we should be able to get onto it soon. I’ll need some donations to make it happen of course, so feel free to send me a private message if you’re interested in making a pledge towards the scanning cost!
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Okay, looks like we’re finally ready to scan. If you offered a donation now would be the time to get in contact with me!
Here are some sample frames:
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I have about €200 in donations so far, from three four donors. Thanks go to all who’ve donated!
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Any news on this one? This will be amazing when it’s done. Can’t wait.
Is this still happening? If so have you checked out the 1992 laserdisc boxset. Has a huge difference in color grade. The way I remember it looked when I first saw it.
…have you checked out the 1992 laserdisc boxset. Has a huge difference in color grade. The way I remember it looked when I first saw it.
You are in luck. There is a discussion on that very subject here:
http://originaltrilogy.com/topic/Alien-Aliens-Color-Regrade/id/17002
Is there a place to download any of these? Were there any of these that got finished?
Ru.08 do you need additional funding for this or other projects? what’s the best way for me to get in contact with you or get involved?
Alien has been scanned, but we haven’t paid for the scan yet. We need to pay 720€, if anyone is able to donate to this please get in contact ASAP! This won’t slow down Cinderella and Pinocchio because those are with other scanners. BatB has already been paid in full and delivered to us.
Although it took a very long time (18 months!) I can say that we got a bargain with this one. The scanner has done a lot of extra work for us, even fade-correcting the scan and doing multiple re-scans for free to make sure that the colour was fully recoverable. If you can help please get in contact!
Anyone who donates will get early access to BatB previews.
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